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Sympathy and Empathy

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 36mins

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Class
Date
1.

Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Brendan is nervous about his first day of middle school. His older brother is in 8th grade, and he assured Brendan that everything will be okay. "I understand how nervous you're feeling. After a few days, you will feel confident and excited about middle school. Trust me!"

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

2.

Learning about other cultures is a great way to show empathy. How?

a)

Learning about other cultures helps you decide if you want to be a part of their lifestyle.

b)

Learning about other cultures helps you appreciate what you have.

c)

Learning about other cultures helps you understand others' perspectives and opinions as well as respect their differences.

d)

None of the Above

3.

Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Now that I have a daughter, I now understand how hard it is to be a parent. I respect my parents more than ever, and I understand some of the hardships they went through with parenthood.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

4.

When showing empathy to someone else, which of the following is something you should do?

a)

Judge the person

b)

Listen carefully to what the person has to say

c)

Interrupt the person when he/she is talking

d)

Start talking about yourself when the person is expressing his/her feelings

5.

Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? Catherine comes into class, and she looks sad. Laura approaches Catherine and asks, "Is something wrong?" Catherine says, "I studied last night for today's math test, but I just don't think I'll do well. The test is going to be hard." Laura responds, "I studied for hours last night, and I know how you're feeling! I don't feel prepared either. We can study together for a few minutes if you'd like."

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

6.

Does this picture show empathy or sympathy?

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

7.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about empathy?

a)

Empathy allows you to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

b)

Empathy helps you feel someone else's pain.

c)

Empathy allows you to only recognize someone else's feelings, not feel what they're going through.

d)

All of the Above are True Statements About Empathy

8.

What is sympathy?

a)

Sympathy is when you recognize and acknowledge someone's feelings, but you're not able to feel what they're going through.

b)

Sympathy is when you're able to put yourself in someone else's shoes.

c)

Sympathy is when you're able to feel what someone else is feeling.

d)

Sympathy is when you try your best to make someone else feel better, whether you understand what they're feeling or not.

9.

Does this situation show empathy or sympathy? A new student sits down next to you in class. She looks sad. You ask her, "Are you okay?" She responds, "No, not really. I had to move away from all my friends, and I don't know anyone at this school." I frown and put my arm around her. "I'm sorry. I've never moved away from my friends before, so I can only imagine what you must be feeling. I know you'll find lots of friends here!"

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

10.

Which side shows sympathy?

a)

Left Side (Blue)

b)

Right Side (Purple)

11.

This pictures shows an example of ___________.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

12.

This pictures shows an example of ___________.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

13.

Which picture shows sympathy?

a)

Left Side (Green)

b)

Right Side (Blue)

14.

The emoji in this picture is expressing ___________.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

15.

Melinda is upset about failing the science test. Shawna is sitting right next to her when Melinda finds out that she hadn't done well. Which of the following is NOT a way for Shawna to show empathy in this situation?

a)

Shawna could ignore Melinda. After all, Shawna isn't really friends with Melinda.

b)

Shawna could listen and make eye contact as Melinda expresses how upset she is.

c)

Shawna could tell Melinda that she knows everything will be okay since she got a bad grade on the last test but still has a B in the class.

d)

Shawna could say, "I understand what you're going through. I know how upset I would be if I had received a bad grade on the test."

16.

She felt ________ for the grieving widow because she had lost her own husband the year before.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

17.

Having just lost her mother to cancer, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

18.

Tyra felt _______ for the low wages, Tiffany, her secretary, was making for all her hard work. Tyra had Tiffany’s position before becoming a supervisor.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

19.

I don't have much ________ for people who lose money speculating on the real estate market.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

20.

I would like to extend my sincere ________ to you and your family. I know that you will miss your grandmother a lot, but I know that her memory will live with you for many years to come.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

21.

Because her parents immigrated to the United States to give her a better life, Maria has _______ for illegal aliens.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

22.

No one had much ________ for Kristen when she got fired because she was such a difficult person to work with.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

23.

I have _______ for your problem. I've been there.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

24.

During the trial, the mother of the victim astonished everyone by expressing ________ for the family of her son's attacker.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

25.

Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had __________ for Donny over his money woes.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

26.

Describe in your own words the difference between Empathy and Sympathy

4 lines
27.

If you can understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

28.

If you cannot understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

29.

There was a boy who limps from one end of the street to another street. A man on seeing him realised his difficulty of walking and clears the way for him by removing any sort of obstacles.

On the other hand, a woman on seeing the boy limping chose to accompany him and let him apply some of his weight on her.

Who is sensitive and who is empathetic?

a)

Sensitive - Man and Empathetic - Woman

b)

Sensitive - Woman and Empathetic - Man

c)

Both are sensitive

d)

Both are empathetic

30.

Consider the following: I have been cut from my local regional team and the coach told me that I was too short and not strong enough.


Would you show empathy or sympathy in this situation

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

31.

Bill is at a birthday party and you notice that he is sitting on his own and no one is talking to him. Imagine how Bill is feeling

4 lines
32.

What type of expression is being shown

a)

Annoyed

b)

Happy

c)

Nuetral

d)

Excited

33.

What are the factors that show Empathy? (There is more than one answer)

a)

You have no idea how they feel

b)

Sharing similar experiences

c)

Can offer advice to others based on what you have gone through

d)

Only being able to say "its okay"

34.
I would have more ____ for your tiredness if I didn't know you were out so late last night
a)
Sympathy
b)
Empathy
35.
I have no _____ for any of the ill-fated characters in that play, as they are all unlikeable
a)
Sympathy
b)
Empathy
36.

You need to connect to something within yourself in order to connect with their emotion

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

both

37.

fuels connection

a)

empathy

b)

sympathy

c)

both

38.

She felt ________ for the grieving widow because she had lost her own husband the year before.

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

39.

Having just lost her mother to cancer, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

40.

Tyra felt _______ for the low wages, Tiffany, her secretary, was making for all her hard work. Tyra had Tiffany’s position before becoming a supervisor.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

41.

Because her parents immigrated to the United States to give her a better life, Maria has _______ for illegal aliens.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

42.

Sympathy is best described as

a)

Being a pillar of support

b)

Stepping into another persons shoes

c)

Pretending to make someonone feel better

d)

Feeling sorry for someone

43.

Which of the following is NOT an example of sympathy?

a)

Josh lost his Grandma and Daniel relates because he lost his sister

b)

Christin'as aunt passed away and Henry's relates because his dog, who he loved more than life, died as well

c)

Jeniffer just got married, and Jason relates because he won the lottery.

d)

All of the above

e)

A and B only

44.

How do you express empathy?

a)

“Communicate that you understand someone else's situation.”

b)

“Show that you are angry with the company.”

c)

“Ignore a customer's feelings.”

d)

“Cry with the customer.”

45.

If you can understand somebody's emotions based on sharing similar experiences are you showing:

a)

Empathy

b)

Sympathy

46.

There was a boy who limps from one end of the street to another street. A man on seeing him realised his difficulty of walking and clears the way for him by removing any sort of obstacles.

On the other hand, a woman on seeing the boy limping chose to accompany him and let him apply some of his weight on her.

Who is sensitive and who is empathetic?

a)

Sensitive - Man and Empathetic - Woman

b)

Sensitive - Woman and Empathetic - Man

c)

Both are sensitive

d)

Both are empathetic

47.

What are the factors that show Empathy? (There is more than one answer)

a)

You have no idea how they feel

b)

Sharing similar experiences

c)

Can offer advice to others based on what you have gone through

d)

Only being able to say "its okay"

48.

Having just lost her mother to cancer, Janice felt great _______ for Joe during his chemotherapy.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

49.

Tyra felt _______ for the low wages, Tiffany, her secretary, was making for all her hard work. Tyra had Tiffany’s position before becoming a supervisor.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

50.

During the trial, the mother of the victim astonished everyone by expressing ________ for the family of her son's attacker.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

51.

Having also faced serious financial troubles, Caroline had __________ for Donny over his money woes.

a)

Sympathy

b)

Empathy

52.

Acknowledging and feeling pity or sorrow for someone else's situation.

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion

53.

Not only feelings someone else's sorrow and hardships but wanting to take action and help them!

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion

54.

"I understand exactly what you are going through and it is so frustrating."

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion

55.

"I am so sorry you are experiencing that."

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion

56.

A new student moved into your class in the middle of the year and has not made any new friends yet.

How can you show compassion towards this student?

a)

Express that you feel sorry for them.

b)

Explain to them that you can relate because you were new to soccer team earlier this year and had trouble making new friends at first.

c)

Explain how you can relate and invite the new student to join your group or sit with you at lunch.

57.

The ability to truly understand and feel someone else's emotions. You are able to look at things from their perspective (step in their shoes).

a)

sympathy

b)

empathy

c)

compassion